Best time to leave — Taratala Road

Hour-by-hour average speeds and travel times across this Kolkata corridor, measured from real road data.

Route measured in partnership with Kolkata Traffic Police. Free-flow reference: 17.1 km/h.

Fastest hour

6–7 AM

19.2 km/h · 9 min travel

Slowest hour

7–8 PM

14.7 km/h · 12 min travel

Peak slowdown

14%

Slower than free-flow

Speed by hour of day (IST)

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Fastest hour Slowest hour Other hours Bar height = % of free-flow speed

Hour (IST)	Avg speed	Travel time	vs free-flow
12–1 AM	17.6 km/h	9 min 18s	+3%
1–2 AM	17.6 km/h	9 min 18s	+3%
2–3 AM	17.4 km/h	9 min 26s	+2%
3–4 AM	17.4 km/h	9 min 27s	+2%
4–5 AM	17.7 km/h	9 min 17s	+4%
5–6 AM	18.6 km/h	9 min 50s	+9%
6–7 AM	19.2 km/h	9 min 34s	+12%
7–8 AM	19.2 km/h	9 min 35s	+12%
8–9 AM	18.5 km/h	9 min 54s	+8%
9–10 AM	17.4 km/h	9 min 29s	+2%
10–11 AM	17.2 km/h	10 min 38s	+1%
11 AM – 12 PM	17.1 km/h	10 min 37s	+0%
12–1 PM	16.6 km/h	10 min 1s	−3%
1–2 PM	16.4 km/h	10 min 7s	−4%
2–3 PM	16.8 km/h	10 min 53s	−2%
3–4 PM	16.7 km/h	10 min 54s	−2%
4–5 PM	16.4 km/h	10 min 6s	−4%
5–6 PM	16 km/h	10 min 23s	−6%
6–7 PM	15.2 km/h	11 min 1s	−11%
7–8 PM	14.7 km/h	12 min 33s	−14%
8–9 PM	15.7 km/h	11 min 44s	−8%
9–10 PM	15.9 km/h	11 min 36s	−7%
10–11 PM	15.8 km/h	11 min 37s	−8%
11 PM – 12 AM	16.6 km/h	10 min 57s	−3%

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